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'{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox Football club season | club = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | season = [[2017–18 in English football|2017–18]] | owner = [[Roman Abramovich]] | manager = [[Antonio Conte]] | chairman = [[Bruce Buck]] | stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] | league = [[2017–18 Premier League|Premier League]] | league result = ''4th'' | cup1 = [[2017–18 FA Cup|FA Cup]] | cup1 result = ''Third round'' | cup2 = [[2017–18 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]] | cup2 result = ''Quarter-finals'' | cup3 = [[2017 FA Community Shield|FA Community Shield]] | cup3 result = Runners-up | cup4 = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] | cup4 result = ''Group stage'' | league topscorer = <br />[[Álvaro Morata]] (6 goals) | season topscorer = <br />[[Álvaro Morata]]/[[Michy Batshuayi]] (7 goals) | highest attendance = | lowest attendance = | average attendance = | pattern_la1 = _chelsea1718h | pattern_b1 = _chelsea1718h | pattern_ra1 = _chelsea1718h | pattern_sh1 = _chelsea1718h | pattern_so1 = _chelsea1718H | leftarm1 = 0000FF | body1 = 0000FF | rightarm1 = 0000FF | shorts1 = 0000FF | socks1 = FFFFFF | pattern_la2 = _chelsea1718a | pattern_b2 = _chelsea1718a | pattern_ra2 = _chelsea1718a | pattern_sh2 = _chelsea1718a | pattern_so2 = _chelsea1718a | leftarm2 = | body2 = | rightarm2 = | shorts2 = | socks2 = 1F32B6| pattern_la3 = _chelsea1718t | pattern_b3 = _chelsea1718t | pattern_ra3 = _chelsea1718t | pattern_sh3 = _chelsea1718t | pattern_so3 = _chelsea1718t | leftarm3 = 121212 | body3 = 000000 | rightarm3 = 000000 | shorts3 = 121212 | socks3 = 121212 | prevseason = [[2016–17 Chelsea F.C. season|2016–17]] | nextseason = ''2018–19'' <!--[[2018–19 Chelsea F.C. season|2018–19]]--> }} The '''2017–18 season''' is [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]'s 104th competitive season, 29th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, 26th consecutive season in the [[Premier League]], and 112th year in existence as a [[Football team|football club]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/chelsea/history|title=Chelsea Complete History|work=Statto|date=15 April 2016|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018. The season will be the first without club legend [[John Terry]] after he departed on a free transfer following 22 years with the club. Chelsea return to the [[UEFA Champions League]] after a single season's absence, and enter the Premier League season as defending champions. The season will also be Chelsea's first under the new kit deal with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], the most lucrative commercial deal in the history of the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-37652612|title=Chelsea signs record-breaking £900m Nike kit deal|publisher=BBC News|date=14 October 2016}}</ref> ==Month by month review== ===May=== On 22 May 2017, it was announced [[Juan Cuadrado]] would join [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] on a permanent deal for a preset transfer fee of £17.3&nbsp;million after a clause in his loan contract became triggered. He subsequently signed a contract with the [[Serie A]] champions until 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/12961/10889269/juan-cuadrado-completes-17-3m-juventus-move-from-chelsea|title=Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado agrees to join Juventus|publisher=[[SkySports]]|date=22 May 2017|accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> On 24 May, newly promoted Premier League club [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] activated the option-to-purchase clause in [[Christian Atsu]]'s loan contract from the 2016–17 season, purchasing the player for a reported £6.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11678/10879870/chelsea-winger-christian-atsu-agrees-to-join-newcastle|title=Chelsea winger Christian Atsu agrees to join Newcastle|publisher=[[SkySports]]|date=16 May 2017|accessdate=16 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Christian Atsu: Newcastle United sign Chelsea winger on permanent deal|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40028982|work=BBC Sport|date=24 May 2017}}</ref> On 30 May 2017, [[Asmir Begović]] signed for Premier League club [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] on a long-term contract after Bournemouth purchased the player for an undisclosed transfer fee rumoured to be close to £10&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40098727|title=Asmir Begovic: Bournemouth sign keeper from champions Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 May 2017|accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> ===June=== While on international duty with [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], [[Eden Hazard]] fractured his right ankle and, consequently, was ruled out for three months, meaning he will likely miss the start of the 2017–18 season.<ref name="Eden Hazard Injury">{{cite web|title=Eden Hazard: Chelsea forward to miss start of Premier League season |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40166493 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2017}}</ref> On 26 June, [[Burkina Faso national football team|Burkina Faso international]] [[Bertrand Traoré]] joined French club [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] for an initial £8.8 million transfer fee, plus potential add-ons.<ref name="Traore transferred">{{Cite news |title=Traore transferred |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/traore-transferred-.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=26 June 2017 |accessdate=26 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bertrand Traoré joins Lyon from Chelsea after clubs agree £8.8m fee|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jun/26/bertrand-traore-lyon-chelsea-8m-fee|publisher=The Guardian|date=26 June 2017}}</ref> Traoré subsequently signed a five-year contract with Lyon, with reports suggesting buy-back and sell-on clauses had been included in the contract.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bertrand Traore joins Lyon: Chelsea reportedly included a buy-back clause and will profit in the future|url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/821663/Chelsea-Bertrand-Traore-Lyon-buy-back-clause-transfer-confirmation|publisher=The Daily Express|date=27 June 2017}}</ref> On 30 June, academy product and [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands international]] defender [[Nathan Aké]] signed for AFC Bournemouth, who broke their transfer record after paying a reported £20&nbsp;million transfer fee. Aké spent the first half of the 2016–17 season on loan with Bournemouth before being recalled prematurely to Chelsea in January.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/ake-completes-bournemouth-move.html|title=Aké Completes Bournemouth Move|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=30 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Nathan Ake: Bournemouth sign Chelsea defender for a club record fee|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40454293|website=BBC Sport|accessdate=30 June 2017|date=30 June 2017}}</ref> ===July=== After reaching an agreement with [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], youth player Billy Gilmour joined Chelsea on 1 July for a reported £500,000 transfer fee.<ref name="Billy Gilmour Sky">{{cite web|title=Billy Gilmour completes move to Chelsea from Rangers |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10870337/billy-gilmour-completes-move-to-chelsea-from-rangers |publisher=Sky Sports |date=9 May 2017}}</ref> Daishawn Redan, a youth striker at [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]], became the second big name youth signing of the season, and Ethan Ampadu of [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] also linked up with the academy upon the opening of the summer transfer window.<ref name="Daishawn Redan">{{cite web|title=Chelsea beat Manchester United to sign 16-year-old Ajax wonderkid Daishawn Redan|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3858125/chelsea-manchester-united-daishawn-redan-ajax/ |publisher=The Sun |date=22 June 2017}}</ref> On 1 July, Chelsea and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] unveiled the club's new kits for the 2017–18 season, to be sold in the refurbished megastore.<ref>http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-nike-kits-available-now.html</ref> Also on 1 July, Chelsea announced the signing of [[Argentina national football team|Argentine]] goalkeeper [[Willy Caballero]] on a free transfer from [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/caballero-signs.html|title=Caballero Signs|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=1 July 2017}}</ref> On 3 July, after an illustrious career with the club spanning 22 years, former Chelsea captain [[John Terry]] signed for [[EFL Championship|Championship]] club [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/terry-joins-villa.html|title=Terry Joins Vila|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=3 July 2017}}</ref> Also on 3 July, young English midfielder [[Kasey Palmer]] signed a new contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2021–22 season. Palmer also completed a season-long loan deal with newly promoted Premier League club [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]], returning to the club after helping them to gain promotion the previous season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/loan-return-for-palmer.html|title=Loan Return For Palmer|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=3 July 2017}}</ref> On 4 July, academy product [[Tammy Abraham]] signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2021–22 season. On the same day, Abraham completed a season-long loan move to Premier League club [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-abraham.html|title=New contract and loan for Abraham|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> On 9 July, Chelsea completed the signing of [[Germany national football team|German international]] defender [[Antonio Rüdiger]] from [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] for a £29&nbsp;million transfer fee. Rüdiger was assigned the number 2 shirt upon joining ''the Blues''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/rudiger-signs.html|title=Rüdiger Signs|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=9 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10942841/antonio-rudiger-has-completed-his-34m-move-to-chelsea-from-roma|title=Antonio Rudiger completes £34m move to Chelsea from Roma|publisher=Sky Sports|date=9 July 2017}}</ref> On 10 July, it was announced that newly signed goalkeeper Willy Caballero would be assigned the number 1 shirt for the forthcoming campaign; number 1 had previously been worn by Asmir Begović before his transfer to AFC Bournemouth. On the same day, it was revealed that academy product [[Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)|Charly Musonda]]'s new shirt number would be number 17. The Premier League also granted Chelsea permission for his shirt name to be "Musonda Jr.".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/two-more-squad-numbers-announced.html|title=Two more squad numbers announced|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=10 July 2017}}</ref> On 11 July, [[England national football team|English internatjonal]] defender and academy product [[Ola Aina]] completed a season-long loan move to Championship club [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/aina-out-on-loan.html|title=First Loan for Aina|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=11 July 2017}}</ref> On 12 July, English midfielder and academy product [[Ruben Loftus-Cheek]] completed a season-long loan move to [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/loan-for-loftus-cheek.html|title=Loan for Loftus-Cheek|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=12 July 2017}}</ref> On 13 July, English midfielder and academy product [[Nathaniel Chalobah]] completed a transfer to Premier League club [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] for an undisclosed transfer fee reported to be approximately £5.5&nbsp;million. Buy-back and sell-on clauses were reported to have been included in the contract.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/chalobah-signs-for-watford.html|title=Chalobah signs for Watford|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=13 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea-include-buyback-clause-in-55m-nathaniel-chalobah-deal-a3588146.html|title=Chelsea include buy-back clause in £5.5m Nathaniel Chalobah deal|publisher=Evening Standard|date=13 July 2017}}</ref> On 14 July, Brazilian winger [[Lucas Piazon]] signed a two-year contract extension at Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to London neighbours [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]], where he had previously been on loan in the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/piazon-returns-for-fulham-loan.html|title=Extension and loan for Piazon|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=14 July 2017}}</ref> Also on 14 July, academy defender [[Jake Clarke-Salter]] signed a new four-year contract with Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/clarke-salter-signs-new-contract.html|title=Clarke-Salter signs new contract|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=14 July 2017}}</ref> On 15 July, Chelsea announced the signing of [[France national football team|French international]] midfielder [[Tiemoué Bakayoko]] from [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] for an initial transfer fee of £40&nbsp;million. He was assigned the number 14 shirt at the club, with the previous occupant, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, having left Chelsea on loan for the season. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/bakayoko-is-a-blue.html|title=Bakayoko is a Blue|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=15 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10949875/tiemoue-bakayoko-completes-40m-chelsea-move-from-monaco|title=Tiemoue Bakayoko seals £40m Chelsea transfer from Monaco|publisher=Sky Sports|date=15 July 2017}}</ref> On 18 July, first-team manager [[Antonio Conte]] was rewarded for his successful first season at Chelsea with a new two-year contract, serving to replace the previous contract and offer improved terms to the Italian. After signing, Conte said, "I am very happy to have signed a new contract with Chelsea. We worked extremely hard in our first year to achieve something amazing, which I am very proud of. Now we must work even harder to stay at the top. The Chelsea fans have given me so much support since I arrived here one year ago and it is important we continue to succeed together." Along with the new contract, two new members of Conte's backroom team were announced: [[Paolo Vanoli]] and Davide Mazzotta. Vanoli will serve as first-team assistant while Mazzotta will serve as both an assistant and a player analyst.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/conte-signs-new-contract.html|title=Conte Signs New Contract|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=18 July 2017}}</ref> On 19 July, Chelsea announced that a transfer fee had been agreed to with [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] for the transfer of striker [[Álvaro Morata]], subject to Morata agreeing to personal terms and passing a medical with Chelsea. The 24-year-old is a [[Spain national football team|Spanish international]] forward who helped Real Madrid defend their [[UEFA Champions League]] title in [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League|2016–17]], scoring 20 goals in all competitions across the 2016–17 season. The initial transfer fee is reported to be around £58&nbsp;million, which could increase to £70&nbsp;million with add-ons, which would make him Chelsea's new record signing, surpassing the £50&nbsp;million transfer fee paid for [[Fernando Torres]] in January 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/morata-transfer-agreed.html|title=Morata Fee Agreed|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website |date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/07/19/alvaro-morata-verge-completing-chelsea-move/|title=Chelsea agree £58m initial fee for Alvaro Morata|publisher=The Telegraph|date=19 July 2017}}</ref> The signing was officially announced two days later on 21 July, with Morata signing a five-year deal with the Premier League champions. He will join the rest of the squad on their pre-season tour in Asia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/morata-is-a-blue.html|title=Morata is a Blue|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=21 July 2017}}</ref> Also on 21 July, French international defender [[Kurt Zouma]] signed a new six-year contract with Chelsea, keeping him at Stamford Bridge until the end of the 2022–23 season. Simultaneously, Zouma completed a season-long loan move to Premier League club [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-zouma.html|title=New Contract and Loan for Zouma|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=21 July 2017}}</ref> Academy product [[Jay Dasilva]] also signed a new contract with Chelsea through to 2021, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], where he had previously been loaned to during the latter half of the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-deal-and-loan-for-dasilva.html|title=New Deal and Loan for Dasilva|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=21 July 2017}}</ref> On 27 July, goalkeeper [[Jamal Blackman]] signed a contract extension at Chelsea through to 2021, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Championship club [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/blackman-bound-for-the-blades.html|title=Blackman Bound for the Blades|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=12 August 2017}}</ref> Also on 27 July, Jamaican defender [[Michael Hector]] completed a season-long loan move to Hull City,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/hector-loaned-to-hull.html|title=Hector Loaned to Hull|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=27 July 2017}}</ref> and Czech defender [[Tomáš Kalas]] signed a new four-year contact at Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Fulham, where he had been on loan during the previous season.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-kalas.html|title=New Contract and Loan for Kalas|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=27 July 2017}}</ref> On 31 July, [[Serbia national football team|Serbian international]] midfielder [[Nemanja Matić]] signed for [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], ending his three-and-a-half-year second spell with Chelsea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/matic-moves-north.html|title=Matic moves north|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Website|date=31 July 2017}}</ref> [[File:Chelsea v burnley 3 2017.jpg|thumb|Chelsea take to the pitch at Stamford Bridge for the first home game of the 2017–18 season, August 2017]] ===August=== On 2 August, [[Mario Pašalić]] signed a four-year contract extension and joined Russian champions [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] on a season-long loan. On 6 August, Chelsea lost the [[2017 FA Community Shield|Community Shield]] 4–1 on penalties to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] after drawing 1–1 in normal time.<ref>https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/community-shield-report--.html </ref> On 11 August, young English midfielder [[Lewis Baker (footballer)|Lewis Baker]] signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Championship club [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-baker.html|title=New Contract and Loan for Baker|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=11 August 2017}}</ref> On 12 August, Chelsea suffered a nightmare start to their Premier League title defence, losing 3–2 at home to [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], who had only won once away from home in the previous season. Chelsea's performance was marred by two of their players receiving red cards, the first being captain [[Gary Cahill]] in the early stages of the game, and the second being [[Cesc Fàbregas]] towards the closing stages of the match. ''The Blues'' fought back from 3–0 down with goals from debutant Álvaro Morata and [[David Luiz]], but ultimately lost the match.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835426|title=Chelsea 2–3 Burnley|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 August 2017}}</ref> The defeat drew parallels to [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]]'s 2015–16 title defence, where Leicester also lost their opening match against Hull City at home, the latter whom were eventually relegated. On 20 August, Chelsea bounced back from their disappointing defeat with a 2–1 away victory over [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] at their temporary home, [[Wembley Stadium]]. [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Marcos Alonso]] scored a double, his first goal being a free-kick and his second a strike late in the match, while Spurs scored through an own goal from [[Michy Batshuayi]]. The win for Chelsea condemned Tottenham to defeat in their first home match of the season and their first at Wembley in the Premier League.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40914668|title= Tottenham 1–2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2017}}</ref> On 25 August, Nigerian defender [[Kenneth Omeruo]] signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea, simultaneously completing a season-long loan move to Turkish club [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]], where he had previously been on loan at in the 2015–16 campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-omeruo.html|title=New Contract and Loan for Omeruo|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=25 August 2017}}</ref> On 27 August, Chelsea won their first Premier League home match of the 2017–18 season after defeating [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] 2–0 in a dominant display that ''the Blues'' could have won by more goals. Fàbregas opened the scoring in the 27th minute, coolly clipping into the bottom corner and past goalkeeper [[Jordan Pickford]] with the help of Morata, who claimed his second assist of the season. Morata would later add to Chelsea's goal tally with a header in the 40th minute, scoring his second league goal of the season. ''The Blues'' had many opportunities throughout the match to extend their lead, but ultimately won comfortably in a convincing performance that lifted them to sixth in the table after three matches.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40990428|title=Chelsea 2–0 Everton|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 August 2017}}</ref> On 28 August, young Ivorian attacker [[Jérémie Boga]] signed a new three-year contract with Chelsea, and also joined Championship club [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on a season-long loan.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-boga.html|title=New contract and loan for Boga|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=28 August 2017}}</ref> ====Deadline day (31 August)==== Chelsea signed two players on transfer deadline day: Italian right-back [[Davide Zappacosta]] from [[Torino F.C.|Torino]], who joined for a reported £23&nbsp;million transfer fee;<ref>{{cite web|title=Zappacosta signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/zappacosta-signs.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=31 August 2017 |accessdate=31 August 2017}}</ref> and Leicester City midfielder [[Daniel Drinkwater|Danny Drinkwater]], who arrived for an undisclosed fee and signed a five-year contract with ''the Blues''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/drinkwater-joins-chelsea.html|title=Drinkwater joins Chelsea|publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=1 September 2017 |accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref> In spite of several signings arriving at the club, it was a turbulent deadline day for ''the Blues'', in that several of their transfer targets were missed. The most notable of these was Chelsea's attempt to sign Everton midfielder [[Ross Barkley]], agreeing a fee with Everton only for Barkley to reject the move.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41119055|title=Ross Barkley rejects Chelsea transfer|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2017}}</ref> Another English transfer target, Arsenal midfielder [[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain]], also rejected a move to Chelsea after a fee had been agreed between the two clubs, with Oxlade-Chamberlain instead choosing a move to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on deadline day.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41077833|title=Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Arsenal man turns down £40m Chelsea move|publisher=BBC Sport|date=29 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41098529 |title=Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: Liverpool sign Arsenal midfielder for £35m |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=31 August 2017 |accessdate=31 August 2017}}</ref> ''The Blues'' had also reportedly been close to signing Swansea City striker [[Fernando Llorente]] at one point throughout deadline day, only to miss out on signing him to their rivals Tottenham.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41107780|title=Tottenham complete signing of Fernando Llorente|publisher=BBC Sport|date=31 August 2017}}</ref> ===September=== On 1 September, [[Loïc Rémy]] left the club to sign for [[La Liga]] club [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] on a two-year contract for a reported free transfer. <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/remy-moves-on.html|title=Remy moves on|publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=1 September 2017 |accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref> On 9 September, Chelsea earned a 2–1 away victory at Leicester City, making it a third Premier League victory in a row. [[N'Golo Kanté]] scored the second goal for ''the Blues'' against his former club. Davide Zappacosta made his debut for Chelsea while Eden Hazard returned from injury, coming on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41133348 |title=Leicester City 1-2 Chelsea |date=9 September 2017 |publisher=BBC Sports}}</ref> On 12 September, Chelsea marked their return to the UEFA Champions League with a 6–0 thrashing of Azerbaijani champions [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]], who made their first ever appearance in Europe's elite competition. Goals from [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]], [[César Azpilicueta]], Tiemoué Bakayoko, [[Michy Batshuayi]] as well as a goal from Zappacosta on his first start for Chelsea, and an own goal by Qarabağ player [[Maksim Medvedev]], sent ''the Blues'' to the top of their group after the first round of fixtures.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41216361|title=Chelsea 6–0 Qarabag|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 September 2017}}</ref> On 17 September, Chelsea hosted rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, who managed to emerge with a point by drawing 0–0 with ''the Blues''. It was a frustrating match for Chelsea, who created several opportunities to score but could not find a cutting edge against a well-drilled Arsenal side. The game was also marred by David Luiz receiving a red card in the second half for a high tackle on [[Sead Kolašinac]], with the defender set to miss Chelsea's next three matches as a result. His red card amounts to Chelsea's third red card of the season. The result sees ''the Blues'' remaining in third place, three points behind joint leaders Manchester United and Manchester City.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41216718|title=Chelsea 0–0 Arsenal|publisher=BBC Sport|date=17 September 2017}}</ref> On 20 September, Chelsea hosted [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in the third round of the [[2017–18 EFL Cup|EFL Cup]], defeating the Championship club 5–1 to advance to the next round. Amongst the goalscorers was Batshuayi, who completed a hat-trick with a goal in the first half and two further goals in the second half. [[Kenedy (footballer)|Kenedy]] and Charly Musonda also got on the scoresheet, and youngster [[Ethan Ampadu]] made his first senior Chelsea appearance as a second-half substitute.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249727|title=Chelsea 5–1 Nottingham Forest|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 September 2017}}</ref> On 21 September, the long-protracted transfer saga surrounding exiled striker [[Diego Costa]] came to an end as Chelsea agreed a fee with [[Atlético Madrid]] for his transfer, to be completed in January after the expiry of the Spanish club's transfer ban.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/diego-costa-transfer-agreed.html|title=Diego Costa transfer agreed|publisher=Chelsea Football Club Official Site|date=21 September 2017}}</ref> He leaves Chelsea having scored 58 goals in 120 appearances for ''the Blues'', including 20 in the Premier League last season as Chelsea won the title.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/41369356|title=Diego Costa: Striker says he will always have 'special affection' for Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=21 September 2017}}</ref> On 23 September, Chelsea earned a fourth Premier League victory in five matches after thrashing Stoke City 4–0 away. Álvaro Morata opened the scoring for ''the Blues'', with Pedro adding a second before half-time. Morata completed a hat-trick in the second half, Chelsea's first Premier League hat-trick since 2014, to keep ''the Blues'' in third position and within three points of the two Manchester clubs at the top of the table.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41290319|title=Stoke City 0–4 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=23 September 2017}}</ref> On 27 September, Chelsea beat Atlético Madrid 2–1 away in a Champions League group stage match, making history in the process by becoming the first ever English club to defeat Atlético away from home in a European competition. Chelsea fell behind late in the first half after David Luiz conceded a penalty, which [[Antoine Griezmann]] converted. Morata leveled proceedings early in the second half with a header. The match looked to be finishing as a draw until Michy Batshuayi snatched a winner for Chelsea at the death. The result sees ''the Blues'' go top of Group C, four points ahead of Atlético and Roma after two match.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41379696|title=Atletico Madrid 1–2 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 September 2017}}</ref> On 30 September, three days after their Champions League heroics, Chelsea lost 1–0 at Stamford Bridge to league leaders Manchester City in a very poor performance that culminated in Chelsea only having two shots on target in the whole match. The defeat sees the gap between the two sides widen to six points, with Chelsea slipping into fourth.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41370356|title=Chelsea 0–1 Manchester City|publisher=BBC Sport|date=30 September 2017}}</ref> ===October=== On 14 October, in their first league match after the international break, Chelsea fell to a very poor 2–1 away defeat against bottom Premier League side Crystal Palace, who scored their first goals of the season and earned their first points of the season after losing their opening seven fixtures without scoring. An own goal from César Azpilicueta opened the scoring early in the first half before Tiémoué Bakayoko leveled proceedings shortly after. Palace would go on to win the match with a goal from the returning [[Wilfried Zaha]]. Chelsea were without key players N'Golo Kanté and Álvaro Morata, with Kanté picking up a hamstring injury during the international break and Morata suffering the same injury against Manchester City. The result sees Chelsea falling to nine points behind league leaders Manchester City, and they will be in fifth position after their nearest league rivals [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] play Watford regardless of the result in that match. Defeat also means that Chelsea have lost back-to-back league fixtures for the first time since last October, when they lost to Liverpool and Arsenal in succession.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41534304|title=Crystal Palace 2–1 Chelsea|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 October 2017}}</ref> ==Coaching staff== {|class="wikitable" |- !Position !Staff |- |First-team Manager||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Antonio Conte]] |- |rowspan="4"|Assistant Managers||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Cudicini]] |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Angelo Alessio]] |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Conte]] |- |{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Vanoli]] |- |Goalkeeper Coach||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianluca Spinelli]] |- |Assistant Goalkeeper Coach||{{flagicon|POR}} [[Henrique Hilário]] |- |rowspan="3"|Head Fitness Coaches||{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Bertelli |- |{{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Tous |- |{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Jones |- |Assistant Fitness Coach||{{flagicon|ITA}} Constantino Coratti |- |Consultant Personal Trainer/Nutritionist||{{flagicon|ITA}} Tiberio Ancora |- |Video Analyst||{{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Mazzotta |- |Senior Opposition Scout||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mick McGiven]] |- |Medical Director||{{flagicon|ESP}} Paco Biosca |- |Head of Youth Development||{{flagicon|ENG}} Neil Bath |- |Loan Technical Coach||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Eddie Newton]] |- |Under-23 Team Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} Joe Edwards |- |Under-18 Team Manager||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jody Morris]] |- |Head of International Scouting||{{flagicon|ENG}} Scott McLachlan |- {{Fb oi footer|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/management-team.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=December 2015}} ===Other information=== [[File:Stamford Bridge Clear Skies.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Stamford Bridge]] {{fb oi header}} {{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Owner |i={{Flagicon|RUS}} [[Roman Abramovich]]}} {{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Chairman |i={{Flagicon|USA}} [[Bruce Buck]]}} |- {{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Directors |i={{Flagicon|RUS}} {{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Marina Granovskaia]]<br />{{Flagicon|UKR}} {{Flagicon|CAN}} Eugene Tenenbaum}} {{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Club Secretary|i={{Flagicon|ENG}} David Barnard}} {{Fb oi information |bg= |id=Technical Director|i={{Flagicon|NGR}} [[Michael Emenalo]]}} {{fb oi information |bg=y |id={{Fb oi ground}} |i={{Fb oi ground|g=[[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]]|c=41,663|d=103x67 metres}} }} {{fb oi information |bg=y |id=Training Ground |i=[[Cobham Training Centre]]}} {{Fb oi footer|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/the-club/about-chelsea-football-club/club-personnel.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=January 2014}} ==Squad information== ===First team squad=== {{Updated|27 September 2017.}}<ref>{{cite web |title=First Team Squad List |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html|publisher=Chelsea F.C |accessdate=7 August 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Champions League - Chelsea - Squad |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/clubs/club=52914/squad/index.html|publisher=UEFA.com |accessdate=4 September 2017}}</ref> # <!----------------------------- READ THIS NOTICE FIRST BEFORE EDITING ---------------------------------- – Do NOT add new players before their signing is officially announced by the club through their website, including medical and signing the contract. A transfer fee agreed doesn't mean the player will sign. – Do not remove players before their exit is officially announced by the club. – Do not add or change squad numbers until it is official on the Chelsea F.C. website – Only add numberless players that are likely to become part of the first team – Pre-season numbers can be added temporarily with a REFERENCE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%; width:75%;" |- ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | {{Abbr| No. |Squad number}} ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Name ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Nat ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Position ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Since ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Date of birth (Age) ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | Signed from ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | {{Abbr| Games |League games played}} ! style="background:#034694; color:white; text-align:center;" | {{Abbr| Goals |League goals scored}} |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Goalkeepers |- | 1 | [[Willy Caballero]] | {{flagicon|ARG}} | [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1981|09|28|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | 2 | 0 |- | 13 | [[Thibaut Courtois]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} | [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | 2011 | {{Birth date and age|1992|05|11|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|BEL}} [[K.R.C. Genk|Genk]] | 117 | 0 |- | 37 | [[Eduardo Carvalho|Eduardo]] | {{flagicon|POR}} | [[Goalkeeper (association football)|GK]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1982|09|19|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|CRO}} [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]] | 0 | 0 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Defenders |- | 2 | [[Antonio Rüdiger]] | {{flagicon|GER}} | [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|RB]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1993|3|3|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] | 8 | 0 |- | 3 | [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Marcos Alonso]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} | [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|LWB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|LB]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1990|12|28|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] | 44 | 8 |- | 15 | [[Victor Moses]] <small>'''HG'''^'''1'''</small> | {{flagicon|NGA}} | [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|RWB]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1990|12|12|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wigan Athletic F.C.|Wigan Athletic]] | 91 | 15 |- | 16 | [[Kenedy (footballer)|Kenedy]] <small>'''U21'''</small> | {{flagicon|BRA}} | [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|LWB]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|LW]] | 2015 | {{Birth date and age|1996|02|8|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Fluminense FC|Fluminense]] | 23 | 3 |- | 21 | [[Davide Zappacosta]] | {{flagicon|ITA}} | [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|RB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|RWB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|LB]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1992|6|11|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] | 3 | 1 |- | 24 | [[Gary Cahill]] <small>'''HG'''^'''1''' '''[[Captain (association football)|(C)]]'''</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} | [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1985|12|19|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] | 246 | 25 |- | 27 | [[Andreas Christensen]] <small>'''U21 HG²'''</small> | {{flagicon|DEN}} | [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|RB]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1996|04|10|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 10 | 0 |- | 28 | [[César Azpilicueta]] <small>'''[[Vice Captain (association football)|(VC)]]'''</small> | {{flagicon|ESP}} | [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|RB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Full-back|LB]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1989|08|28|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | 237 | 6 |- | 30 | [[David Luiz]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} | [[Defender (association football)#Sweeper .28libero.29|CB]] / [[Midfielder#Central defensive midfielder|CDM]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1987|04|22|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] | 188 | 14 |- | 35 | [[Jake Clarke-Salter]] <small>'''U21 HG²'''</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} | [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1997|09|22|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 2 | 0 |- | 66 | [[Dujon Sterling]] <small>'''U21 HG²'''</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} | [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|RWB]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1999|10|24|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 1 | 0 |- | — | [[Baba Rahman]] | {{flagicon|GHA}} | [[Defender (association football)#Left-back|LB]] / [[Defender (association football)#Wing-back|LWB]] | 2015 | {{Birth date and age|1994|07|02|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Augsburg]] | 23 | 0 |- |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Midfielders |- | 4 | [[Cesc Fàbregas]] <small>'''HG'''^'''1'''</small> | {{flagicon|ESP}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] | 2014 | {{Birth date and age|1987|05|4|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | 142 | 19 |- | 6 | [[Danny Drinkwater]] <small>'''HG'''^'''1'''</small> | {{flagicon|ENG}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1990|03|5|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | 0 | 0 |- | 7 | [[N'Golo Kanté]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] / [[Midfielder#Central defensive midfielder|CDM]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1991|03|29|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | 50 | 3 |- | 10 | [[Eden Hazard]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} | [[Midfielder#Winger|LW]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1991|01|7|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lille OSC|Lille]] | 255 | 72 |- | 11 | [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] | {{flagicon|ESP}} | [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|LW]] | 2015 | {{Birth date and age|1987|07|28|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] | 90 | 23 |- | 14 | [[Tiémoué Bakayoko]] | {{flagicon|FRA}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] / [[Midfielder#Central defensive midfielder|CDM]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1994|08|17|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | 7 | 1 |- | 17 | [[Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)|Charly Musonda Jr]] <small>'''U21 HG²'''</small> | {{flagicon|BEL}} | [[Midfielder#Winger|LW]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] | 2012 | {{Birth date and age|1996|10|15|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 3 | 1 |- | 22 | [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] | {{flagicon|BRA}} | [[Midfielder#Winger|RW]] / [[Midfielder#Winger|LW]] | 2013 | {{Birth date and age|1988|08|9|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[FC Anzhi Makhachkala|Anzhi Makhachkala]] | 190 | 31 |- | 36 | Kyle Scott <small>'''U21 HG²'''</small> | {{flagicon|USA}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1997|12|22|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 0 | 0 |- | 44 | [[Ethan Ampadu]] <small>'''U21'''</small> | {{flagicon|WAL}} | [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|CM]] / [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|CB]] / [[Midfielder#Central defensive midfielder|CDM]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|2000|09|14|df=yes}} | [[Chelsea F.C. Reserves and Academy|Academy]] | 1 | 0 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Forwards |- | 9 | [[Álvaro Morata]] | {{flagicon|SPA}} | [[Forward (association football)|ST]] | 2017 | {{Birth date and age|1992|10|23|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | 8 | 7 |- | 23 | [[Michy Batshuayi]] | {{flagicon|BEL}} | [[Forward (association football)|ST]] | 2016 | {{Birth date and age|1993|10|2|df=yes}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique de Marseille|Marseille]] | 35 | 14 |} * <small>'''HG'''^'''1''' = Association-trained player</small> * <small>'''HG'''^'''2''' = Club-trained player</small> * <small>'''U21''' = Under-21 player</small> ==New contracts== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }} ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player''' !'''Contract length''' !'''Contract end''' ! scope="col" style="width:70px;"|'''Date''' !'''Source''' |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|9|AM}} | {{sort|Palmer, Kasey|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Kasey Palmer]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|3 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Loan return for Palmer">{{Cite news |title=Loan return for Palmer |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/loan-return-for-palmer.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=4 July 2017 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Abraham, Tammy|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tammy Abraham]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|5 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2022}} | align=center|{{dts|4 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Tammy contract">{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Abraham |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-abraham.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=4 July 2017 |accessdate=4 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Quintero, Josimar|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[Josimar Quintero]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2019}} | align=center|{{dts|5 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="New deals for Academy quartet">{{Cite news |title=New deals for Academy quartet |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-deals-for-academy-quartet.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=6 July 2017 |accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|43 | align=center| {{sort|8|LM}} | {{sort|Christie-Davies, Isaac|{{flagicon|ENG}} Isaac Christie-Davies}} | align=center|{{sort|1|1 year}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2018}} | align=center|{{dts|6 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="New deals for Academy quartet"/> |- | align=center|52 | align=center| {{sort|4|LB}} | {{sort|Dasilva, Cole|{{flagicon|WAL}} Cole Dasilva}} | align=center|{{sort|1|1 year}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2018}} | align=center|{{dts|6 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="New deals for Academy quartet"/> |- | align=center|47 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Suljic, Ali|{{flagicon|SWE}} Ali Suljic}} | align=center|{{sort|1|1 year}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2018}} | align=center|{{dts|6 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="New deals for Academy quartet"/> |- | align=center|35 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Clarke-Salter, Jake|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jake Clarke-Salter]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|14 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Clarke-Salter signs new contract |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/clarke-salter-signs-new-contract.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=14 July 2017 |accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|9|AM}} | {{sort|Piazon, Lucas|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Lucas Piazon]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2019}} | align=center|{{dts|14 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Extension and loan for Piazon">{{Cite news |title=Extension and loan for Piazon |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/piazon-returns-for-fulham-loan.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=14 July 2017 |accessdate=14 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|van Ginkel, Marco|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Marco van Ginkel]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|3 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2020}} | align=center|{{dts|16 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Van Ginkel extends and agrees loan |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/van-ginkel-extends-and-agrees-loan.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=16 July 2017 |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Ugbo, Ike|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ike Ugbo]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|17 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ike Ugbo |url=http://thechels.info/wiki/Ik%C3%A9_Ugbo#Contract |publisher=TheChels.info |accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|4|LB}} | {{sort|Dasilva, Jay|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jay Dasilva]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|21 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="New deal and loan for Dasilva">{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-deal-and-loan-for-dasilva.html |title=New deal and loan for Dasilva |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|5 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Zouma, Kurt|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Kurt Zouma]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|6 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2023}} | align=center|{{dts|21 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Zouma loan">{{Cite news |title=Zouma signs new deal and heads to Stoke |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-zouma.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Mount, Mason|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Mason Mount]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|24 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Mount loan">{{Cite news |title=Mount signs new deal and heads to Vitesse |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/mount-signs-new-deal-and-heads-to-vitesse.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=24 July 2017 |accessdate=24 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Brown, Isaiah|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Izzy Brown]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|25 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Brown |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-brown.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=25 July 2017 |accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|32 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Kalas, Tomáš|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Kalas]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|27 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Kalas |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-kalas.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Blackman, Jamal|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamal Blackman]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|27 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blackman bound for the Blades |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/blackman-bound-for-the-blades.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|39 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Pašalić, Mario|{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Mario Pašalić]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|2 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pasalic in Russian loan move |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/pasalic-in-russian-loan-move.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=1 August 2017 |accessdate=1 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|54 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Maddox, Jacob|{{flagicon|ENG}} Jacob Maddox}} | align=center|{{sort|1|4 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2021}} | align=center|{{dts|6 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jacob Maddox confirms new four-year Chelsea contract on social media |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/635390/Chelsea-Transfer-News-Jacob-Maddox-Contract-Gossip |publisher=The Daily Star |date=6 August 2017 |accessdate=10 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|34 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Baker, Lewis|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lewis Baker (footballer)|Lewis Baker]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|5 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2022}} | align=center|{{dts|11 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Baker |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-baker.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=11 August 2017 |accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|49 | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Wakefield, Charlie|{{flagicon|ENG}} Charlie Wakefield}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2019}} | align=center|{{dts|15 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Charlie Wakefield |url=http://thechels.info/wiki/Charlie_Wakefield#Contract |publisher=TheChels.info |accessdate=17 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Omeruo, Kenneth|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Kenneth Omeruo]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|3 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2020}} | align=center|{{dts|25 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Kenneth Omeruo Contract">{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Omeruo |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-omeruo.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=25 August 2017 |accessdate=25 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|38 | align=center| {{sort|7|LW}} | {{sort|Boga, Jérémie|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Jérémie Boga]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|3 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2020}} | align=center|{{dts|28 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Boga |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-boga.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=28 August 2017 |accessdate=28 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|65 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|McEachran, George|{{flagicon|ENG}} George McEachran}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2019}} | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=First loan for Wakefield as three depart |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/first-loan-for-wakefield.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=31 August 2017 |accessdate=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|44 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Ampadu, Ethan|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ethan Ampadu]]}} | align=center|{{sort|1|3 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2020}} | align=center|{{dts|18 September 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ethan Ampadu |url=http://thechels.info/wiki/Ethan_Ampadu |publisher=TheChels.info |accessdate=18 September 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Lamptey, Tariq|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tariq Lamptey}} | align=center|{{sort|1|3 years}} | align=center|{{sort|1|2020}} | align=center|{{dts|29 September 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Tariq Lamptey |url=http://thechels.info/wiki/Tariq_Lamptey |publisher=TheChels.info |accessdate=30 September 2017}}</ref> |} ==Transfers== <!--The numbers for the positions for the sort are; {{sort|1|GK}} {{sort|2|RB}} {{sort|3|CB}} {{sort|4|LB}} {{sort|5|DM}} {{sort|6|RM}} {{sort|7|CM}} {{sort|8|LM}} {{sort|9|AM}} {{sort|10|RW}} {{sort|11|LW}}DR%^HUJNFTGYHUJILKJHGFRE#$%^&*()PL {{sort|12|bye }} =--> ===In=== ====Summer==== ''First Team'' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }} ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player''' ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Transferred From''' ! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|'''Fee''' ! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|'''Date''' !'''Source''' |- | align=center|1 | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Caballero, Willy|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Willy Caballero]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40466921|title=Willy Caballero: Chelsea sign former Manchester City goalkeeper|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|2 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Rüdiger, Antonio|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Antonio Rüdiger]]}} | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] | align=center|£29,000,000{{Efn|£4,300,000 in bonuses}} | align=center|{{dts|9 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite news|title=Rudiger signs|url=http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40550502|accessdate=9 July 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=9 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|14 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Bakayoko, Tiémoué|{{flagicon|France}} [[Tiémoué Bakayoko]]}} | {{flagicon|France}} [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] | align=center|£40,000,000 | align=center|{{dts|15 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bakayoko is a Blue |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/bakayoko-is-a-blue.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=15 July 2017 |accessdate=15 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|9 | align=center| {{sort|12|ST}} | {{sort|Morata, Álvaro|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Morata]]}} | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] | align=center|£58,000,000{{Efn|£12,000,000 in possible add-ons}} | align=center|{{dts|21 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Morata is a Blue |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/morata-is-a-blue.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=21 July 2017 |accessdate=21 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|21 | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Zappacosta, Davide|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Davide Zappacosta]]}} | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] | align=center|£23,000,000 | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Zappacosta signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/zappacosta-signs.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=31 August 2017 |accessdate=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|6 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Drinkwater, Danny|{{flagicon|England}} [[Danny Drinkwater]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] | align=center|£35,000,000 | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Drinkwater joins Chelsea |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/drinkwater-joins-chelsea.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=1 September 2017 |accessdate=1 September 2017}}</ref> |} <br> ''Development and Academy'' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }} ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player''' ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Transferred From''' ! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|'''Fee''' ! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|'''Date''' !'''Source''' |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Ziger, Karlo|{{flagicon|Croatia}} Karlo Žiger}} | {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[NK Zagreb]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.croatiaweek.com/chelsea-fc-sign-their-fourth-croatian/|title=Chelsea FC Sign Their Fourth Croatian|publisher=Croatia Week|date=7 March 2014|accessdate=10 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Tie, Nicolas|{{flagicon|France}} Nicolas Tie}} | {{flagicon|France}} [[Poitiers FC|Poitiers]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2792811/chelsea-agree-deal-13-year-old-french-goalkeeper-nicolas-tie-ahead-arsenal-manchester-city-s-6ft-1in-tall.html|title=Chelsea agree deal for 13-year-old French goalkeeper Nicolas Tie ahead of Arsenal and Man City - and he's already 6ft 1in tall!|publisher=Daily Mail|date=14 October 2014|accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Twitter|TieNicolas/status/882218079161384960|Nicolas Tie}}</ref> |- | align=center|71 | align=center| {{sort|9|AM}} | {{sort|Gilmour, Billy|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Billy Gilmour}} | {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | align=center|£500,000 | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Billy Gilmour BBC">{{cite web|title=Rangers: Youth prospect Billy Gilmour opts for summer switch to Chelsea |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39858879 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Billy Gilmour Sky"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Redan, Daishawn|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Daishawn Redan}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Chelsea complete signing of Manchester United target Daishawn Redan |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/06/22/chelsea-complete-signing-of-manchester-united-target-daishawn-redan-6726653/ |publisher=The Metro |date=22 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|44 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Ampadu, Ethan|{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Ethan Ampadu]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Exeter City F.C.|Exeter City]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.exetercityfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/ethan-ampadu-signs-for-chelsea/|title=Exeter City in negotiations with Chelsea over fee for teenage star Ethan Ampadu|accessdate=1 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|LW}} | {{sort|Akinjogbin, Adebambo|{{flagicon|England}} Adebambo Akinjogbin}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Abbey Rangers F.C.|Abbey Rangers]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|17 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Non-League Trio Pen Chelsea Academy Deals">{{cite web|title=Non-League Trio Pen Chelsea Academy Deals |url=http://thechels.net/2017/08/non-league-trio-pen-chelsea-academy-deals/ |publisher=TheChels.net |date=17 August 2017 |accessdate=17 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|2|LB}} | {{sort|Masampu, Renedi|{{flagicon|England}} Renedi Masampu}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Metropolitan Police F.C.|Metropolitan Police]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|17 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Non-League Trio Pen Chelsea Academy Deals"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|LW}} | {{sort|Walters, Tushaun|{{flagicon|England}} Tushaun Walters}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Abbey Rangers F.C.|Abbey Rangers]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|17 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Non-League Trio Pen Chelsea Academy Deals"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|LW}} | {{sort|Hazard, Kylian|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Kylian Hazard]]}} | {{flagicon|Hungary}} [[Újpest FC|Újpest]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|29 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Kylian Hazard signs |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/kylian-hazard-signs.html?extcmp=SOCIA_TW_ENG_TRANSFERS |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=29 August 2017 |accessdate=29 August 2017}}</ref> |} ===Out=== ====Summer==== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }} ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player''' ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Transferred To''' ! scope="col" style="width:150px;"|'''Fee''' ! scope="col" style="width:78px;"|'''Date''' !'''Source''' |- | align=center|1 | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Begović, Asmir|{{flagicon|Bosnia}} [[Asmir Begović]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] | align=center|£10,000,000 | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Begovic to join Bournemouth |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/05/begovic-to-join-bournemouth.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=30 May 2017 |accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|41 | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Solanke, Dominic|{{flagicon|England}} [[Dominic Solanke]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] | align=center|Tribunal | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Reds agree terms to sign Dominic Solanke |url=http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/265085-reds-agree-terms-to-sign-dominic-solanke |publisher=Liverpool Official Site |date=30 May 2017 |accessdate=30 May 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|10|RW}} | {{sort|Cuadrado, Juan|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Juan Cuadrado]]}} | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] | align=center|£17,300,000{{Efn|£4,000,000 in variables}} | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Definitive acquisition of the player Juan Cuadrado |url=http://www.juventus.com/media/native/investor-relations-docs/english/price-sensitive-press-releases/2015-2016/comunicato%2022052017%20cuadrado%20eng.pdf |publisher=Juventus Official Site |date=22 May 2017 |accessdate=22 May 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|10|RW}} | {{sort|Atsu, Christian|{{flagicon|Ghana}} [[Christian Atsu]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] | align=center|£6,200,000 | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Magpies confirm Atsu arrival |url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/magpies-confirm-atsu-arrival |publisher=Newcastle Official Site |date=24 May 2017 |accessdate=24 May 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|10|RW}} | {{sort|Kiwomya, Alex|{{flagicon|England}} [[Alex Kiwomya]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kiwomya to move north |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/kiwomya-to-move-north.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=16 June 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|10|RW}} | {{sort|Traoré, Bertrand|{{flagicon|Burkina Faso}} [[Bertrand Traoré]]}} | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]] | align=center|£8,800,000 | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Traore transferred"/> |- | align=center|6 | align=center| {{sort|4|LB}} | {{sort|Aké, Nathan|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Nathan Aké]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] | align=center|£20,000,000 | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aké transferred |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/ake-completes-bournemouth-move.html?|publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=16 June 2017 |accessdate=16 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|26 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Terry, John|{{flagicon|England}} [[John Terry]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|3 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|title=Terry to leave Chelsea |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/04/terry-to-leave-chelsea.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=17 April 2017 |accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Terry joins Villa |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/terry-joins-villa.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=3 July 2017 |accessdate=3 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|29 | align=center| {{sort|5|CM}} | {{sort|Chalobah, Nathaniel|{{flagicon|England}} [[Nathaniel Chalobah]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] | align=center|£5,000,000{{Efn|£2,000,000 in bonuses}} | align=center|{{dts|13 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/official-chalobah-returns |title=Chalobah Returns |date=13 July 2017 |accessdate=13 July 2017 |publisher=Watford Official Site}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|5|DM}} | {{sort|Ali, Mukhtar|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[Mukhtar Ali (footballer)|Mukhtar Ali]]}} | {{flagicon|NED}} [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|17 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ali joins Vitesse |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/ali-joins-vitesse.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|21 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Matić, Nemanja|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Nemanja Matić]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] | align=center|£35,000,000{{Efn|£5,000,000 in possible add-ons}} | align=center|{{dts|31 July 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/matic-moves-north.html |title=Matic moves north |date=31 July 2017 |accessdate=31 July 2017 |publisher=Chelsea Official Site}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Musonda, Tika|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Tika Musonda}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[UE Llagostera|Llagostera]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|22 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/mas-futbol/segunda-b-grupo-iii/2017/08/22/599c686722601d49208b462f.html |title=La Llagostera ficha a los hermanos de Musonda para su filial |date=22 August 2017 |accessdate=23 August 2017 |publisher=Marca |language=Spanish}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|4|LB}} | {{sort|Cuevas, Cristián|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Cristián Cuevas]]}} | {{flagicon|NED}} [[FC Twente|Twente]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Three depart" /> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Jameson, Kyle|{{flagicon|England}} Kyle Jameson}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[West Bromwich Albion F.C.|West Bromwich Albion]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Three depart" /> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Hinckson-Mars, Malakai|{{flagicon|England}} [[Malakai Mars|Malakai Hinckson-Mars]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Barnet F.C.|Barnet]] | align=center|Undisclosed | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Three depart" /> |- | align=center|18 | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Remy, Loïc|{{flagicon|France}} [[Loïc Rémy]]}} | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|1 September 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.udlaspalmas.es/noticias/noticia/remy-del-chelsea-a-la-ud-las-palmas-por-dos-temporadas-ya-esta-en-gran-canaria |title=Remy, del Chelsea a la UD Las Palmas, por dos temporadas. Ya está en Gran Canaria |date=1 September 2017 |publisher=UD Las Palmas |language=Spanish}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Davey, Alex|{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Alex Davey]]}} | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cheltenham Town F.C.|Cheltenham Town]] | align=center|Free | align=center|{{dts|21 September 2017}} | align=center|<ref name="Released list">{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/414631 |title=Premier League free transfers 2016/17 |date=9 June 2017 |accessdate=9 June 2017 |work=The Premier League}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-chelsea-defender-signs-cheltenham-509277 |title=Former Chelsea defender signs for Cheltenham Town |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=21 September 2017 |work=Gloucestershire Live}}</ref> |- | align=center|19 | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Costa, Diego|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Diego Costa]]}} | {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Atlético Madrid]] | align=center|£50,000,000 {{Efn|£8,000,000 in add-ons}} | align=center|{{dts|21 September 2017}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Diego Costa transfer agreed |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/diego-costa-transfer-agreed.html |accessdate=23 September 2017|publisher=Chelsea F.C|date=21 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Diego Costa transfer agreed from Chelsea to Atletico Madrid for £57m |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/09/21/diego-costa-transfer-chelsea-atletico-madrid-agreed/ |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=21 September 2017 |accessdate=24 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/diego-costa-agrees-transfer-terms.html |title=Diego Costa agrees transfer terms |date=26 September 2017 |publisher=Chelsea F.C}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2017/09/26/59caa6e7e2704e4d718b45ae.html |title=OFFICIAL: Diego Costa signs for Atletico Madrid |date=26 September 2017 |work=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]}}</ref> |} {{notelist|2}} ===Loan out=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:95%" |- ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! {{Abbr| Pos | Position }} ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|'''Player''' ! scope="col" style="width:250px;"|'''Loaned To''' ! scope="col" style="width:100px;"|'''Start''' ! scope="col" style="width:120px;"|'''End''' !'''Source''' |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Pantić, Danilo|{{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Danilo Pantić]]}} | {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[FK Partizan|Partizan]] | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Danilo Pantic back in Partizan! |url=http://www.en.partizan.rs/59473-danilo-pantic-back-in-partizan/ |publisher=FK Partizan Official Site |date=18 June 2017 |accessdate=20 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Baxter, Nathan|{{flagicon|England}} Nathan Baxter}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Woking F.C.|Woking]] | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Goalkeeper joins on loan from Chelsea |url=http://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/5876/goalkeeper-joins-on-loan-from-chelsea/ |publisher=Woking Official Site |date=21 June 2017 |accessdate=21 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Dabo, Fankaty|{{flagicon|England}} [[Fankaty Dabo]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | align=center|{{dts|1 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vitesse loan for defender Dabo |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/vitesse-loan-for-defender-dabo.html?extcmp=SOCIA_TW_ENG_OTHERNEWS |publisher=Chelsea FC Official Site |date=25 June 2017 |accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Abraham, Tammy|{{flagicon|England}} [[Tammy Abraham]]}} | {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Swansea City A.F.C.|Swansea City]] | align=center|{{dts|4 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Tammy contract"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|9|AM}} | {{sort|Palmer, Kasey|{{flagicon|England}} [[Kasey Palmer]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Huddersfield Town A.F.C.|Huddersfield Town]] | align=center|{{dts|4 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Loan return for Palmer"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Kane, Todd|{{flagicon|England}} [[Todd Kane]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[FC Groningen|Groningen]] | align=center|{{dts|5 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Kane crosses the North Sea |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/kane-crosses-the-north-sea.html |publisher=Chelsea FC Official Site |date=5 July 2017 |accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Quintero, Josimar|{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Josimar Quintero]]}} | {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Rostov|Rostov]] | align=center|{{dts|5 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Loan move for Quintero |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/loan-move-for-quintero.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=5 July 2017 |accessdate=5 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Colkett, Charlie|{{flagicon|England}} [[Charlie Colkett]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | align=center|{{dts|6 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dutch loan for Colkett |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/dutch-loan-for-colkett.html|publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=6 July 2017 |accessdate=6 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Collins, Bradley|{{flagicon|England}} [[Bradley Collins]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Forest Green Rovers F.C.|Forest Green Rovers]] | align=center|{{dts|7 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=League Two loan for Collins |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/league-two-loan-for-collins.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=7 July 2017 |accessdate=7 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|34 | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Aina, Ola|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Ola Aina]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | align=center|{{dts|11 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=First loan for Aina |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/aina-out-on-loan.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=11 July 2017 |accessdate=11 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|14 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Loftus-Cheek, Ruben|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ruben Loftus-Cheek]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] | align=center|{{dts|12 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Loftus-Cheek Signs For Crystal Palace |url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/2017/july/loftus-cheek-signs-for-crystal-palace |publisher=Crystal Palace Official Site |date=12 July 2017 |accessdate=12 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|9|AM}} | {{sort|Piazon, Lucas|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Lucas Piazon]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | align=center|{{dts|14 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Extension and loan for Piazon"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|van Ginkel, Marco|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Marco van Ginkel]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[PSV Eindhoven]] | align=center|{{dts|16 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=PSV en Chelsea akkoord over Van Ginkel |url=http://www.psv.nl/psv/nieuws/artikel/psv-en-chelsea-akkoord-over-van-ginkel.htm |publisher=PSV Official Site |date=16 July 2017 |accessdate=16 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Ugbo, Ike|{{flagicon|England}} [[Ike Ugbo]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]] | align=center|{{dts|17 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Championship loan for young striker |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/championship-loan-for-young-striker.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=17 July 2017 |accessdate=17 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|4|LB}} | {{sort|Dasilva, Jay|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jay Dasilva]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] | align=center|{{dts|21 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="New deal and loan for Dasilva"/> |- | align=center|5 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Zouma, Kurt|{{flagicon|France}} [[Kurt Zouma]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | align=center|{{dts|21 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Zouma loan"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Mount, Mason|{{flagicon|England}} [[Mason Mount]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | align=center|{{dts|24 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} |align=center|<ref name="Mount loan"/> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Brown, Izzy|{{flagicon|England}} [[Izzy Brown]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] | align=center|{{dts|25 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Brown |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-brown.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=25 July 2017 |accessdate=25 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|32 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Kalas, Tomas|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Tomáš Kalas]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] | align=center|{{dts|27 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Kalas |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/new-contract-and-loan-for-kalas.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Hector, Michael|{{flagicon|Jamaica}} [[Michael Hector]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | align=center|{{dts|27 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Hector loaned to Hull |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/hector-loaned-to-hull.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Blackman, Jamal|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jamal Blackman]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] | align=center|{{dts|27 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blackman bound for the Blades |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/blackman-bound-for-the-blades.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=27 July 2017 |accessdate=27 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Miazga, Matt|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Matt Miazga]]}} | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[SBV Vitesse|Vitesse]] | align=center|{{dts|28 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Vitesse extension for Miazga |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/vitesse-extension-for-miazga.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=28 July 2017 |accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|1|GK}} | {{sort|Thompson, Jared|{{flagicon|England}} Jared Thompson}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Chippenham Town F.C.|Chippenham Town]] | align=center|{{dts|28 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Loan move for young keeper |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/loan-move-for-young-keeper.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=28 July 2017 |accessdate=28 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|5|DM}} | {{sort|Angban, Victorien|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Victorien Angban]]}} | {{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Waasland-Beveren]] | align=center|{{dts|28 July 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Angban heads to Belgium |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/angban-heads-to-belgium.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=29 July 2017 |accessdate=29 July 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|39 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Pašalić, Mario|{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mario Pašalić]]}} | {{flagicon|Russia}} [[FC Spartak Moscow|Spartak Moscow]] | align=center|{{dts|2 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Pasalic in Russian loan move |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/pasalic-in-russian-loan-move.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=2 August 2017 |accessdate=2 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|34 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Baker, Lewis|{{flagicon|England}} [[Lewis Baker (footballer)|Lewis Baker]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] | align=center|{{dts|11 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Baker |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-baker.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=11 August 2017 |accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Omeruo, Kenneth|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Kenneth Omeruo]]}} | {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Kasımpaşa S.K.|Kasımpaşa]] | align=center|{{dts|25 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Kenneth Omeruo Contract"/> |- | align=center|38 | align=center| {{sort|7|LW}} | {{sort|Boga, Jérémie|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Jérémie Boga]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] | align=center|{{dts|28 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=New contract and loan for Boga |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/new-contract-and-loan-for-boga.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=28 August 2017 |accessdate=28 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|42 | align=center| {{sort|7|CM}} | {{sort|Houghton, Jordan|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jordan Houghton]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Doncaster Rovers F.C.|Doncaster Rovers]] | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Houghton heads back to Yorkshire |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/houghton-heads-back-to-yorkshire.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=31 August 2017 |accessdate=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|49 | align=center| {{sort|2|RB}} | {{sort|Wakefield, Charlie|{{flagicon|England}} Charlie Wakefield}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Stevenage F.C.|Stevenage]] | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref name="Three depart">{{Cite news|title=First loan for Wakefield as two depart|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/first-loan-for-wakefield.html|accessdate=31 August 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|8|LW}} | {{sort|Nathan|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Nathan (footballer, born 1996)|Nathan]]}} | {{flagicon|France}} [[Amiens SC|Amiens]] | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Nathan crosses the channel |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/nathan-crosses-the-channel-.html |accessdate=31 August 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|31 | align=center| {{sort|3|CB}} | {{sort|Tomori, Fikayo|{{flagicon|England}} [[Fikayo Tomori]]}} | {{flagicon|England}} [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] | align=center|{{dts|31 August 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|title=Tomori loaned to Hull |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/tomori-loaned-to-hull-.html |accessdate=31 August 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=31 August 2017}}</ref> |- | align=center|— | align=center| {{sort|12|CF}} | {{sort|Rodríguez, Joao|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Joao Rodríguez (footballer)|Joao Rodríguez]]}} | {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Tampico Madero F.C.|Tampico Madero]] | align=center|{{dts|5 September 2017}} | align=center|{{dts|30 June 2018}} | align=center|<ref>{{Cite news|title=We present our new reinforcement for the #AP2017 Welcome to Jhoao Mexico! |url=https://twitter.com/TMFCoficial/status/905159923562106883 |accessdate=5 September 2017|publisher=Tampico Madero on Twitter|date=5 September 2017}}</ref> |} ===Overall transfer activity=== {{col-begin}} {{col-3}} ====Expenditure==== Summer: {{loss}} £185.5 Million Winter: £0 Total: {{loss}} £185.5 Million {{col-3}} ====Income==== Summer: {{gain}} £102.3 Million Winter: {{gain}} £58 Million Total: {{gain}} £160.3 Million {{col-3}} ====Net Totals==== Summer: {{loss}} £82.7 Million Winter: {{gain}} £58 Million Total: {{loss}} £24.7 Million {{col-end}} ==Pre-season== On 16 March 2017, it was announced that Chelsea would play [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] at the [[Beijing National Stadium]] in [[China]], prior to the [[2017 International Champions Cup]].<ref name="Double-header in Singapore">{{Cite news |title=Double-header in Singapore |url=http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/03/double-header-in-singapore.html |publisher=Chelsea Official Site |date=16 March 2017 |accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref> Before heading to China, Chelsea played a behind-closed-doors friendly against local rivals Fulham, which they won by a convincing scoreline of 8–2. {{footballbox collapsible |round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |date = 15 July 2017 |time = 17:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 8–2 |report = https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/pre-season-report--chelsea-v-fulham.html |team2 = [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] |goals1 = [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] {{goal|14||17||43}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|31||34}}<br />[[Loïc Rémy|Rémy]] {{goal|57||86|pen.}}<br />[[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{goal|75|pen.}} |goals2 = [[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{goal|20|o.g.}}<br />[[Stefan Johansen|Johansen]] {{goal|55|pen.}} |location = [[Cobham, Surrey|Cobham]] |stadium = [[Cobham Training Centre]] |attendance = |referee = |result = W |stack = yes }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |date = 22 July 2017 |time = 19:40 [[Time in China|CST]] |team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |score = 0–3 |report = https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/pre-season-report.html |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|42||49}} |location = [[Beijing]], [[China]] |stadium = [[Beijing National Stadium]] |attendance = |referee = [[Fu Ming (referee)|Fu Ming]] ({{nfa|CHN}}) |result = W |stack = yes }} ===International Champions Cup=== {{main article|2017 International Champions Cup}} On 16 March 2017, the schedule for the [[2017 International Champions Cup]] was announced. Chelsea will play [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] and [[Inter Milan]] in the club's first ever trip to [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=International Champions Cup Includes Singapore for its 2017 Fixtures |url=http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/articles/international-champions-cup-includes-singapore-for-its-2017-fixtures |publisher=International Champions Cup |date=16 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="Double-header in Singapore"/> {{footballbox collapsible |round = {{nowrap|[[2017 International Champions Cup|ICC]]}} |date = 25 July 2017 |time = 19:35 [[Singapore Standard Time|SST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 2–3 |report = https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/07/pre-season-report-chelsea-bayern.html |team2 = {{flagicon|GER}} [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |goals1 = [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{goal|45+3}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|85}} |goals2 = [[Rafinha (footballer, born 1985)|Rafinha]] {{goal|6}}<br />[[Thomas Müller|Müller]] {{goal|12||27}} |location = [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] |stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] |attendance = 48,522 |referee = [[Muhammad Taqi Aljaafari Bin Jahari]] ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) |result = L |stack = yes }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = {{nowrap|[[2017 International Champions Cup|ICC]]}} |date = 29 July 2017 |time = 19:35 [[Singapore Standard Time|SST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 1–2 |report = http://www.chelseafc.com/matches/2017-18/pre-season/chelsea-inter-pre.html |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] |goals1 = [[Geoffrey Kondogbia|Kondogbia]] {{goal|74|o.g.}} |goals2 = *[[Stevan Jovetić|Jovetić]] {{goal|45+3}} *[[Ivan Perišić|Perišić]] {{goal|53}} |location = [[Kallang]], [[Singapore]] |stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|Singapore National Stadium]] |attendance = 32,547 |referee = Sukhbir Singh ([[Football Association of Singapore|Singapore]]) |result = L |stack = yes }} ==Competitions== ===FA Community Shield=== Details for the [[2017 FA Community Shield]] were announced on 15 June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Community Shield details announced|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/community-shield-details-announced.html|accessdate=15 June 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=15 June 2017}}</ref> {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 6 August 2017 |time = 14:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |round = [[2017 FA Community Shield|Final]] |team1 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |score = 1–1 |report = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40766983 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|15}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{goal|82}} |goals2 = [[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{yel|13}}<br />[[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{yel|35}}<br />[[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] {{yel|37}}<br />[[Victor Moses|Moses]] {{goal|46}}<br />[[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] {{sent off|0|81}} |penalties1 = [[Theo Walcott|Walcott]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Nacho Monreal|Monreal]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain|Oxlade-Chamberlain]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Olivier Giroud|Giroud]] {{pengoal}} |penaltyscore = 4–1 |penalties2 = [[Gary Cahill|Cahill]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Thibaut Courtois|Courtois]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{penmiss}} |stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]] |location = [[Wembley]] |attendance = 83,325 |referee = [[Bobby Madley]] |result = L }} ===Premier League=== {{main article|2017–18 Premier League}} ====League table==== {{2017–18 Premier League table|showteam=CHE}} ====Result summary==== {{Fb_rs |hw=2 |hd=1 |hl=2 |hgf=8 |hga=6 |aw=4 |ad=0 |al=1 |agf=10 |aga=4}} {{Fb rs footer|u=21 October 2017|date=August 2017}} ====Results by matchday==== <!--Please use the Statto source provided to update this table, otherwise editor and page risk getting blocked--> <!--Please do not add upcoming fixtures as it is against British copyright law (same reason for not 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{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} The fixtures for the [[2017–18 Premier League|2017–18]] season were announced on 14 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Blues handed home Premier League opener |url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/06/premier-league-fixtures.html |publisher=Chelsea FC |date=14 June 2017 |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Premier League fixtures for 2017/18 released |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/408956?sf88382301=1 |publisher=Premier League |date=14 June 2017 |accessdate=14 June 2017}}</ref> {{footballbox collapsible |round = 1 |date = 12 August 2017 |time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 2–3 |report = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40835426 |team2 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] |goals1 = [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{yel|3}}<br />[[Gary Cahill|Cahill]] {{sent off|0|14}}<br />[[Cesc Fàbregas|Fàbregas]] {{sentoff|2|16|81}}<br />[[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{goal|69}}<br />[[David Luiz]] {{yel|77}}, {{goal|88}}<br />[[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] {{yel|89}} |goals2 = [[Sam Vokes|Vokes]] {{goal|24||43}}<br />[[Stephen Ward (footballer)|Ward]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Robbie Brady|Brady]] {{yel|60}}<br />[[Ben Mee|Mee]] {{yel|63}}<br />[[Scott Arfield|Arfield]] {{yel|77}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 41,616 |referee = [[Craig Pawson]] |result = L }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 2 |date = 20 August 2017 |time = 16:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |score = 1–2 |report = http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40914668 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Eric Dier|Dier]] {{yel|31}}<br />[[Jan Vertonghen|Vertonghen]] {{yel|51}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|82|o.g.}}<br />[[Toby Alderweireld|Alderweireld]] {{yel|84}}<br />[[Harry Kane|Kane]] {{yel|88}} |goals2 = [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{goal|24||88}}, {{yel|87}}<br />[[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] {{yel|30}}<br />[[David Luiz]] {{yel|38}} |stadium = [[Wembley Stadium]] |location = [[Wembley]] |attendance = 73,587 |referee = [[Anthony Taylor (referee)|Anthony Taylor]] |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 3 |date = 27 August 2017 |time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 2–0 |report = http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40990428 |team2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |goals1 = [[Cesc Fàbregas|Fàbregas]] {{goal|27}}<br />[[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Victor Moses|Moses]] {{yel|76}}<br />[[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{yel|88}} |goals2 = [[Idrissa Gueye|Gueye]] {{yel|9}}<br />[[Wayne Rooney|Rooney]] {{yel|71}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 41,382 |referee = [[Jonathan Moss (referee)|Jonathan Moss]] |result = W |id=}} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 4 |date = 9 September 2017 |time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]] |score = 1–2 |report = http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41133348 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Jamie Vardy|Vardy]] {{goal|62|pen.}}<br />[[Wilfred Ndidi|Ndidi]] {{yel|84}} |goals2 = [[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{goal|41}}<br />[[N'Golo Kanté|Kanté]] {{goal|50}} |stadium = [[King Power Stadium]] |location = [[Leicester]] |attendance = 30,923 |referee = [[Lee Mason]] |result = W }} {{Footballbox collapsible |round = 5 |date = 17 September 2017 |time = 13:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 0–0 |report = http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41216718 |team2 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] |goals1 = [[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{yel|65}}<br />[[David Luiz]] {{sentoff|0|87}} |goals2 = [[Mohamed El Neny|Elneny]] {{yel|84}}<br />[[Sead Kolašinac|Kolašinac]] {{yel|90+1}}<br />[[Héctor Bellerín|Bellerín]] {{yel|90+3}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 41,478 |referee = [[Michael Oliver (referee)|Michael Oliver]] |result = D }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 6 |date = 23 September 2017 |time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] |score = 0–4 |report = http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41290319 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Xherdan Shaqiri|Shaqiri]] {{yel|49}}<br />[[Peter Crouch|Crouch]] {{yel|89}} |goals2 = [[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{goal|2||77||82}}<br />[[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Alonso]] {{yel|51}}<br />[[N'Golo Kanté|Kanté]] {{yel|57}} |stadium = [[bet365 Stadium]] |location = [[Stoke-on-Trent]] |attendance = 29,661 |referee = [[Mike Dean (referee)|Mike Dean]] |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 7 |date = 30 September 2017 |time = 17:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 0–1 |report = http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41370356 |team2 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] |goals1 = |goals2 = [[Fernandinho (footballer)|Fernandinho]] {{yel|61}}<br />[[Kevin De Bruyne|De Bruyne]] {{goal|67}}<br />[[Nicolás Otamendi|Otamendi]] {{yel|89}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 41,530 |referee = [[Martin Atkinson]] |result = L }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 8 |date = 14 October 2017 |time = 15:00 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] |score = 2–1 |report = https://www.premierleague.com/match/22414 |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{goal|11|o.g.}}<br />[[Wilfried Zaha|Zaha]] {{goal|45}}<br />[[Luka Milivojević|Milivojević]] {{yel|71}}<br />[[Scott Dann|Dann]] {{yel|83}} |goals2 = [[Tiemoué Bakayoko|Bakayoko]] {{goal|18}}, {{yel|87}} |stadium = [[Selhurst Park]] |location = [[Selhurst]] |attendance = 25,480 |referee = [[Andre Marriner]] |result = L }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 9 |date = 21 October 2017 |time = 12:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 4–2 |report = https://www.premierleague.com/match/22422 |team2 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] |goals1 = [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] {{yel|23}}<br />[[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{yel|56}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|71||90+5}}<br/>[[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{goal|87}} |goals2 = [[José Holebas|Holebas]] {{yel|12}}<br />[[Adrian Mariappa|Mariappa]] {{yel|19}}<br />[[Abdoulaye Doucouré|Doucouré]] {{goal|45+2}}<br />[[Roberto Pereyra|Pereyra]] {{goal|49}}<br />[[Kiko Femenía|Femenía]] {{yel|78}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 41,467 |referee = [[Jonathan Moss (referee)|Jonathan Moss]] |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 10 |date = 28 October 2017 |time = 17:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] |score = 0–1 |report = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41703867 Report] |team2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Adam Smith (footballer, born 1991)|Smith]] {{yel|59}}<br/>[[Simon Francis (footballer)|Frances]] {{yel|88}} |goals2 = [[Eden Hazard|Hazard]] {{goal|51}} |stadium = [[Dean Court]] |location = [[Bournemouth]] |attendance = 10,988 |referee = Craig Pawson |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = 11 |date = 5 November 2017 |time = 16:30 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = |report = |team2 = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = |referee = |result = }} ===EFL Cup=== {{main article|2017–18 EFL Cup}} Chelsea entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Forest in Carabao Cup|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/carabao-cup-draw.html|accessdate=24 August 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=24 August 2017}}</ref> Another home tie against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] was confirmed for the fourth round.<ref>{{cite news|title=Toffees in town for fourth round tie|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/09/carabao-cup-fourth-round-draw.html|accessdate=21 September 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=20 September 2017}}</ref> A third home tie was drawn fot the ''Blues'' as they host [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cherries next in the Carabao Cup|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/10/carabao-cup-quarter-final-draw.html|accessdate=1 November 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=26 October 2017}}</ref> {{legend2|#BBF3BB|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFBB|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{footballbox collapsible |round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Third round|Third round]] |date = 20 September 2017 |time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 5–1 |report = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41249727 Report] |team2 = [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] |goals1 = [[Kenedy (footballer)|Kenedy]] {{goal|13}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|19||53||85}}<br />[[Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)|Musonda]] {{goal|40}} |goals2 = [[Jack Hobbs (footballer)|Hobbs]] {{yel|21}}<br />[[Tendayi Darikwa|Darikwa]] {{goal|90+2}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 40,621 |referee = [[Chris Kavanagh (referee)|Chris Kavanagh]] |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Fourth round|Fourth round]] |date = 25 October 2017 |time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = 2–1 |report = [http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41661463 Report] |team2 = [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] |goals1 = [[Antonio Rüdiger|Rüdiger]] {{goal|26}}, {{yel|66}}<br />[[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] {{goal|90+2}} |goals2 = [[Ashley Williams (footballer)|Williams]] {{yel|28}}<br />[[Tom Davies (footballer, born 1998)|Davies]] {{yel|50}}<br />[[James McCarthy (footballer)|McCarthy]] {{yel|52}}<br />[[Phil Jagielka|Jagielka]] {{yel|61}}<br />[[Dominic Calvert-Lewin|Calvert-Lewin]] {{goal|90+4}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = 40,655 |referee = [[Neil Swarbrick]] |result = W }} {{footballbox collapsible |round = [[2017–18 EFL Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-final]] |date = 20 December 2017 |time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |score = |report = |team2 = [[A.F.C. Bournemouth|AFC Bournemouth]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[Fulham]] |attendance = |referee = |result = }} ===FA Cup === {{main article|2017–18 FA Cup}} {{legend2|#BBF3BB|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFBB|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFBBBB|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = |time = |round = [[2017–18 FA Cup#Third round|Third round]] |team1 = |score = |report = |team2 = |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = |location = |attendance = |referee = |result = |stack = yes }} ===UEFA Champions League=== {{main article|2017–18 UEFA Champions League}} On 24 August 2017, the group stages were confirmed with Chelsea facing [[Atlético Madrid]], [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] and [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] in Group C.<ref>{{cite news|title=Capital city clashes in the Champions League|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2017/08/champions-league-draw.html|accessdate=24 August 2017|publisher=Chelsea Official Site|date=24 August 2017}}</ref> ====Group stage==== {{2017–18 UEFA Champions League Group C table}} {{legend2|#CCFFCC|Win|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFFFCC|Draw|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFCCCC|Loss|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 12 September 2017 |time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|1]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 6–0 |report = http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000881/match=2021591/index.html |team2 = {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] |goals1 = [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] {{goal|5}}<br />[[Gary Cahill|Cahill]] {{yel|16}}<br />[[Davide Zappacosta|Zappacosta]] {{goal|30}}<br />[[César Azpilicueta|Azpilicueta]] {{goal|55}}<br />[[Tiémoué Bakayoko|Bakayoko]] {{goal|71}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|76}}<br />[[Maksim Medvedev|Medvedev]] {{goal|82|o.g.}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[London]], [[England]] |attendance = 41,150 |referee = [[Anastasios Sidiropoulos]] ([[Hellenic Football Federation|Greece]]) |result = W }} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 27 September 2017 |time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|2]] |team1 = [[Atlético Madrid]] {{flagicon|ESP}} |score = 1–2 |report = http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000881/match=2021615/index.html |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Antoine Griezmann|Griezmann]] {{goal|40|pen.}}, {{yel|54}}<br />[[Thomas Partey|Thomas]] {{yel|47}} |goals2 = [[David Luiz]] {{yel|39}}<br />[[Álvaro Morata|Morata]] {{goal|59}}<br />[[Michy Batshuayi|Batshuayi]] {{goal|90+4}} |stadium = [[Wanda Metropolitano|Estadio Metropolitano]] |location = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]] |attendance = 60,643 |referee = [[Cüneyt Çakır]] ([[Turkish Football Federation|Turkey]]) |result = W }} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 18 October 2017 |time = 19:45 [[British Summer Time|BST]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|3]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = 3–3 |report = http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000881/match=2021632/index.html |team2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] |goals1 = [[David Luiz]] {{goal|11}}<br />[[Eden Hazard|Hazard]] {{goal|37||75}}<br />[[Tiémoué Bakayoko|Bakayoko]] {{yel|69}} |goals2 = [[Aleksandar Kolarov|Kolarov]] {{goal|40}}<br />[[Edin Džeko|Džeko]] {{goal|64||70}} |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[London]], [[England]] |attendance = 41,105 |referee = [[Damir Skomina]] ([[Football Association of Slovenia|Slovenia]]) |result = D }} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 31 October 2017 |time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|4]] |team1 = [[A.S. Roma|Roma]] {{flagicon|ITA}} |score = 3–0 |report = http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2018/matches/round=2000881/match=2021640/index.html |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = [[Stephan El Shaarawy|El Shaarawy]] {{goal|1||36}}<br>[[Diego Perotti|Perotti]] {{goal|63}} |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stadio Olimpico]] |location = [[Rome]], [[Italy]] |attendance = 55,036 |referee = [[Jonas Eriksson (referee)|Jonas Eriksson]] ([[Swedish Football Association|Sweden]]) |result = L }} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 22 November 2017 |time = 17:00 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|5]] |team1 = [[Qarabağ FK|Qarabağ]] {{flagicon|AZE}} |score = |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Baku National Stadium|Baku Olimpiya Stadionu]] |location = [[Baku]], [[Azerbaijan]] |attendance = |referee = |result = }} {{Footballbox collapsible |date = 5 December 2017 |time = 19:45 [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]] |round = [[2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage|6]] |team1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] {{flagicon|ENG}} |score = |report = |team2 = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Atlético Madrid]] |goals1 = |goals2 = |stadium = [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] |location = [[London]], [[England]] |attendance = |referee = |result = }} ==Statistics== ===Appearances=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|No. ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|Pos. ! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Premier League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|EFL Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Champions League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Community Shield ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Discipline |- !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals ![[File:Yellow card.svg|13px]] ![[File:Red card.svg|13px]] |- | 1 | GK |align="left"|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Willy Caballero]] ||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0 |- | 2 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Antonio Rüdiger]] ||8||0||0||0||2||1||1 (2)||0||0 (1)||0||11 (2)||1||3||0 |- | 3 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Marcos Alonso]] ||10||2||0||0||0||0||4||0||1||0||14||2||4||0 |- | 4 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]] ||8 (1)||1||0||0||1 (1)||0||4||0||1||0||13 (2)||1||2||1 |- | 6 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Danny Drinkwater]] ||0 (1)||0||0||0||1||0||0 (1)||0||0||0||1 (2)||0||0||0 |- | 7 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|France}} [[N'Golo Kanté]] ||7||1||0||0||0||0||2||0||1||0||10||1||1||0 |- | 9 | FW |align="left"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Álvaro Morata]] ||8 (1)||6||0||0||0 (1)||0||2||1||0 (1)||0||10 (3)||7||2||0 |- | 10 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eden Hazard]] ||4 (3)||0||0||0||1||0||3 (1)||2||0||0||7 (4)||2||0||0 |- | 11 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] ||6 (3)||2||0||0||0 (1)||0||2 (1)||1||1||0||9 (5)||3||0||1 |- | 13 | GK |align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Thibaut Courtois]] ||10||0||0||0||0||0||4||0||1||0||15||0||0||0 |- | 14 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|France}} [[Tiémoué Bakayoko]] ||7 (2)||1||0||0||1||0||3 (1)||1||0||0||11 (3)||2||2||0 |- | 15 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Victor Moses]] ||6||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||1||8||1||1||0 |- | 16 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Kenedy (footballer)|Kenedy]] ||0||0||0||0||2||1||0||0||0||0||2||1||0||0 |- | 17 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)|Charly Musonda]] ||0 (2)||0||0||0||2||1||0||0||0 (1)||0||2 (3)||1||0||0 |- | 21 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Davide Zappacosta]] ||1 (3)||0||0||0||2||0||2||1||0||0||5 (3)||1||0||0 |- | 22 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] ||6 (4)||0||0||0||1||1||1 (3)||0||1||0||9 (7)||1||1||0 |- | 23 | FW |align="left"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Michy Batshuayi]] ||2 (5)||0||0||0||2||3||1 (2)||2||1||0||6 (7)||5||0||0 |- | 24 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Gary Cahill]] ||5 (1)||0||0||0||2||0||4||0||1||0||12 (1)||0||1||1 |- | 27 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Andreas Christensen]] ||3 (3)||0||0||0||2||0||2 (1)||0||0||0||7 (4)||0||0||0 |- | 28 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[César Azpilicueta]] ||10||1||0||0||0||0||4||1||1||0||15||2||2||0 |- | 30 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[David Luiz]] ||8||1||0||0||0||0||2||1||1||0||11||2||4||1 |- | 35 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|England}} [[Jake Clarke-Salter]] ||0||0||0||0||0 (1)||0||0||0||0||0||0 (1)||0||0||0 |- | 36 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Scott ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- | 37 | GK |align="left"|{{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Eduardo Carvalho|Eduardo]] ||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- | 44 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ethan Ampadu]] ||0||0||0||0||1 (1)||0||0||0||0||0||1 (1)||0||0||0 |- | 66 | DF |align="left"|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dujon Sterling]] ||0||0||0||0||0 (1)||0||0||0||0||0||0 (1)||0||0||0 |- |colspan="17"|'''Players who left the club in August/January transfer window or on loan''' |- | 38 | MF |align="left"|{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Jérémie Boga]] ||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||0||0 |} {{Fb rs footer|u=31 October 2017|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=September 2017}} ===Top scorers=== ''The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=10|{{Abbr| Rnk | Ranking }} !width=10|{{Abbr| Pos | Position }} !width=10|{{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} !width=150|Player !width=50|Premier League !width=50|FA Cup !width=50|EFL Cup !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Community Shield !width=50|Total |- |1 |[[Forward (association football)|FW]] |9 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álvaro Morata]] |6||0||0||1||0||'''7''' |- |2 |[[Forward (association football)|FW]] |23 |align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Michy Batshuayi]] |2||0||3||2||0||'''7''' |- |rowspan="2"|3 |[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]] |10 |align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Eden Hazard]] |1||0||0||2||0||'''3''' |- |[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]] |11 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pedro (footballer, born July 1987)|Pedro]] |2||0||0||1||0||'''3''' |- |rowspan="4"|5 |[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |3 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Alonso Mendoza|Marcos Alonso]] |2||0||0||0||0||'''2''' |- |[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]] |14 |align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Tiémoué Bakayoko]] |1||0||0||1||0||'''2''' |- |[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |28 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[César Azpilicueta]] |1||0||0||1||0||'''2''' |- |[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |30 |align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[David Luiz]] |1||0||0||1||0||'''2''' |- |rowspan="8"|9 |[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |2 |align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Antonio Rüdiger]] |0||0||1||0||0||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder|MF]] |4 |align=left|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cesc Fàbregas]] |1||0||0||0||0||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder (association football)|MF]] |7 |align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[N'Golo Kanté]] |1||0||0||0||0||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder|MF]] |15 |align=left|{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Victor Moses]] |0||0||0||0||1||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder|MF]] |16 |align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Kenedy (footballer)|Kenedy]] |0||0||1||0||0||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder|MF]] |17 |align=left|{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Charly Musonda (footballer, born 1996)|Charly Musonda]] |0||0||1||0||0||'''1''' |- |[[Defender (association football)|DF]] |21 |align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Zappacosta]] |0||0||0||1||0||'''1''' |- |[[Midfielder|MF]] |22 |align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]] |0||0||1||0||0||'''1''' |- |# |colspan="3"|Own goals |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |'''1''' |-class="sortbottom" |colspan=4|'''Total''' |'''18''' |'''0''' |'''7''' |'''11''' |'''1''' |'''37''' |} {{Fb rs footer|u=29 October 2017|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=October 2017}} ===Clean sheets=== ''The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;" |- !width=10|{{Abbr| Rnk | Ranking}} !width=10|{{Abbr| No. | Squad Number}} !width=200|Player !width=50|Premier League !width=50|FA Cup !width=50|EFL Cup !width=50|Champions League !width=50|Community Shield !width=50|Total |- |1 |13 |align=left|{{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Thibaut Courtois]] |4||0||0||1||0||'''5''' |- |} {{Fb rs footer|u=30 October 2017|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=September 2017}} ===Summary=== {|class="wikitable" |- |Games played || '''17''' (10 [[Premier League]]) (2 [[EFL Cup]]) (4 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) (1 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) |- |Games won || '''10''' (6 [[Premier League]]) (2 [[EFL Cup]]) (2 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) |- |Games drawn || '''2''' (1 [[Premier League]]) (1 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) |- |Games lost || '''5''' (3 [[Premier League]]) (1 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) (1 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) |- |Goals scored || '''37''' (18 [[Premier League]]) (7 [[EFL Cup]]) (11 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) (1 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) |- |Goals conceded || '''20''' (10 [[Premier League]]) (2 [[EFL Cup]]) (7 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) (1 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) |- |Goal difference || '''+17''' (+8 [[Premier League]]) (+5 [[EFL Cup]]) (+4 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) |- |Clean sheets || '''5''' (4 [[Premier League]]) (1 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) |- |Yellow cards || '''23''' (17 [[Premier League]]) (+1 [[EFL Cup]]) (3 [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]) (3 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) |- |Red cards || '''4''' (3 [[Premier League]]) (1 [[FA Community Shield|Community Shield]]) |- |Most appearances || '''{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Willian (footballer)|Willian]]''' (16 appearances) |- |Top scorer || {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Álvaro Morata]]''' {{flagicon|BEL}} '''[[Michy Batshuayi]]''' (7 goals) |- |Winning Percentage || Overall: 10/17 (58.82%) |} {{Fb rs footer|u=31 October 2017|s=[http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team.html Chelsea F.C.]|date=September 2017}} ==Awards== ===Player=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |- ! {{Abbr| No. | Squad Number }} ! Player ! Award ! Month ! Source |- |} ===Manager=== {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; font-size:95%;" |- ! Manager ! Award ! Month ! Source |- |} ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} {{Chelsea F.C.}} {{Chelsea F.C. seasons}} {{2017–18 in English football}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Chelsea F.C. season}} [[Category:2017–18 Premier League by team|Chelsea]] [[Category:Chelsea F.C. seasons]] [[Category:2017–18 UEFA Champions League participants|Chelsea]]'